Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

b . . OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 1 AUSTIN BNNM.N 0. MANN -- Honorable Clyde Barton oounty Auditor L-f.7 pg' , mar Sir: roqua8tlng the ted quutlon ha8 auume that you to ~oney8 a the lateral road aoeouut under Tit1 artiolea a8 amend0 8iOn. ht8 1941. Annotated Civil Statuter, hlah raid fund &say be ex- ring the fund. Said rtatute iOlWl’8 aourt of any aounty to hereof in War Saving8 Bond8. (0) proYlde8r official aapacity or othmtlre, to we any laoneg out of the lateral road account for any pUrpO8e exoept the purpo8es enumerated in this Aot. If Sny COUnty jUdgS Ol’ alQf COUnty UOE4Uli58io~r8ha11 Imovingly expend or &se, or vote for the u8e or agree t0 expend or ~861 any rum Of money a@OrUiXig to any COUnty in thl8 8tate frollr the titel'al iionorableClyde Barton, page 2 road aoaount8, for any purpo80 not authorized by thin Aat, Or 8ha11 knovlngly make 8ny faire 8t8te5ellt concerning the expenditure of any 8uch money, he 8h811 be deemed guilty Of a felony and upon Conviction rhall be puni8hed by aonflnement in the State Penitentiary for not 1088 than tvo (2) year8 nor nor0 than five (5) T-8.” In view of the foregoing rtatute8 Ye relrpeotftily anuer the above rtated quertlon in the negative. Truatlng that the foregoing fully an8ver8 your ln- uulry, ve are very truly yOUI- Ali:db